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2. What it's like to have a single mastectomy - AOL

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   When Katerine Gagnon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020 at the age of 42, she was told she would need a mastectomy — the amputation of her breast and removal of all of its tissue — in ...

3. Flat closure after mastectomy - Wikipedia

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   Aesthetic flat closure is the surgical work required to produce a smooth flat chest wall contour after the removal of one or both breasts, including obliteration of the inframammary fold and excision of excess lateral tissue (to avoid "dog ears.") [17] [18] It is defined by the National Cancer Institute as the following: "A type of surgery that ...

4. Mastectomy - Wikipedia

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   Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely.A mastectomy is usually carried out to treat breast cancer. [1] [2] In some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer choose to have the operation as a preventive measure. [1]

5. These breast cancer survivors are happier than ever post ...

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   In the days before Davina Gantz-Needle's double mastectomy, the 52-year-old Maryland resident spent time mentally preparing for the outcome, which she was certain she'd loathe.

6. Preventive mastectomy - Wikipedia

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   In the United States preventive mastectomy is gaining increased acceptance. [15] [16] The decision of famous actresses such as Christina Applegate and Angelina Jolie [13] to undergo preventive mastectomy has given the procedure wider media attention. [15] The trend towards prophylactic mastectomy appears to be less pronounced in Europe [15] and ...

7. Olivia Munn shows off mastectomy scars in new topless Skims ...

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   Olivia Munn decided to include her double mastectomy scars in her new Skims campaign after makeup artists struggled to cover them up. Munn, who was diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer in April ...

8. Christina Applegate Regrets 'Lying' About Liking Breasts ...

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   In addition to her double mastectomy, Applegate took another preventative measure by having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in 2017. “My cousin passed away from ovarian cancer in 2008.

9. Nipple prosthesis - Wikipedia

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   Nipple/Areola prostheses (prostheses is the plural of prosthesis) are made of silicone by breast prosthesis manufacturers and anaplastologists for breast cancer survivors who were treated for breast cancer with a mastectomy. Prostheses can be worn weeks after a mastectomy, breast reconstruction, or even nipple reconstruction. As an inexpensive ...